“Therefore we as a council have a responsibility to help those young people take action.

“Ofsted loves the phrase, ‘learning outside the classroom’. Maybe they will see the youth strikes are ‘learning outside the classroom’.”

She was supported by Labour councillor Nick Childs, who has since resigned as the chair of the council’s Children, Young People and Skills Committee.

He said: “History has shown that only when people are prepared to take a stand through non-violent protest – through campaigning and industrial action – will real and meaningful change be brought about.

“We must now stand together and take the strongest stand on this existential issue that affects all of us, our children and grandchildren.”

The Conservatives were against allowing young people to “skip school”.

Councillor Bell said that, as corporate parents, councillors should not encourage children not to attend school.

At the last council meeting he said: “Surely one of the great things from this is to make sure our children spend as much time in school being educated.

“They can be educated on climate change and various other issues that relate to reducing our carbon emissions and making us carbon neutral as soon as we can.

“What I am worried about is we are encouraging children to be able to find a reason or excuse for them not to be attending school.

“The next time it may be some other reasons.”

Councillor Platts said that there was the political will in the city to make Brighton and Hove carbon neutral by 2030.

She told the meeting in July: “I want to hear directly from young people about what else they feel our council needs to do so I can make it happen.

“Young people need to be at the heart of our thinking.”

The first of the current series of climate strikes in Brighton and Hove took place in February.

The movement was inspired by schoolgirl Greta Thunberg protesting outside the Swedish parliament in August last year.

The meeting scheduled to discuss the official local approach has been called by the council’s Policy and Resources Urgency Sub-Committee.

It is due to be held at Hove Town Hall from noon on Thursday (September 12) and should be open to the public.

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